The London Medical and Physical Journal, 1828, Vol. 59 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The London Medical and Physical Journal, 1828, Vol. 59 (Classic Reprint) written by Roderick Macleod and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-27 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The London Medical and Physical Journal, 1828, Vol. 59 The second part Opens with the consideration of ailments principally of children, which originate in, or are connected with, faulty digestion. A child is described, much at length, as labouring under that combination of symptoms which is commonly implied in the term remittent fever. In the course of the narrative, we are informed, among other things, that an unhealthy excitement of parts is engen dered by the torpor of the whole and that, while the arte ries are doing too much, the lymphatics are doing too little. Now, the author is of Opinion that the indications presented by this, condition are most completely and satisfactorily sup plied by digitalis. In short, the object of the entire section is to show that, while the lymphatic organization requires a spur, the arterial impulse demands a bridle and foxglove is both the spur and the bridle: a piece of theory which the author very properly remarks, may, or may not, be correct. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.